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My first role was in the George Gershwin musical 'Crazy for You' at the Orlando Repertory Theatre when I was 11 - I grew up in Florida - and I wasn't old enough to be in it, but they let me anyway. I was just this little shrimp in a leotard.

~Aubrey Peeples

Topics: Anyway Crazy Enough First Florida George Gershwin Grew Just Little Me Musical Old Old Enough Orlando Repertory Role Shrimp Theatre Up You

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Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but inspired.

~Brian Wilson

Topics: Blue Concept Gershwin Influenced Inspired Lucky Me Much Old Sun Very

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From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record was all covers, to country-western, bebop, blues, and even the referencing in classic hip hop to cliched love ballads of the '80s or whatever - that is kinda gone, and that's just terrifying to me.

~Cat Power

Topics: Ballads Blues Cab Classic Cliched Covers Even First Folk Gershwin Gone Hip Hip Hop Hop Just Kinda Love Me Record Rolling Rolling Stones Stones Terrifying Tribal Whatever Whose

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As a composer, Dylan now fits comfortably alongside George Gershwin or Irving Berlin, though he grumpily refuses to wear any man's collar.

~Douglas Brinkley

Topics: Alongside Any Berlin Collar Comfortably Composer Dylan Fits George Gershwin He Man Now Refuses Though Wear

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When I was 12, I didn't know about Nirvana or Oasis or any of those people. I was listening to Ella Fitzgerald and Gershwin.

~Elisabeth Moss

Topics: About Any Ella Fitzgerald Gershwin Know Listening Nirvana Oasis People Those

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I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me.

~Ethel Merman

Topics: Enough First Five George Gershwin Ira Lucky Me Show Shows Songs Then Written Wrote

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